Conflict areas and solution strategies in the conservation of ecosystems and their services: a holist approach

NAHUEL SCHENONE; AVIGLIANO, E.

Congreso; 50 Years World Heritage Convention: Shared Responsibility ? Conflict & Reconciliation; 2021

Natural environments and its biodiversity are negatively affected by non-sustainable human activities around the word. Different management strategies have been implemented to mitigate the loss of habitat and ecosystem functions, nevertheless many of these have failed, because in general they focus on protected areas. Today the loss of habitat and so biodiversity, occurs outside these areas and do not receive attention. Many times, the conservation strategies go against the needs of the communities in the surroundings of the protected areas, generating a series of conflicts between the local governments, conservationists and residents. In this sense, it is necessary to carryout holistic conservation strategies that consider the human being and their socio-cultural complexity within the environment to overcome the effect of climate change on biodiversity loss. This chapter shows empirically how it is possible to apply conservation strategies integrating scientific and political capacities and joining governmental and non-governmental organizations for the execution of socio-environmental, educational and research actions. This holistic approach contributes to the restoration of the environment and its services, and to the mitigation of climate change in subtropical regions.